The biggest highlight of the Ramadan sports events in the UAE, the much-anticipated Nad Al Sheba (NAS) Sports Tournament 2022, will begin in Dubai on Saturday.
Organised by the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), the NAS Sports Tournament is the biggest event of its kind in terms of participation and prize money, and has been held every year in the Holy Month of Ramadan since 2013 at the iconic Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex, except in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic outbreak.
Six sports disciplines, including volleyball, padel, wheelchair basketball, running, cycling, and jiu-jitsu, will be part of the largest annual sports tournament.
The NAS Run will feature races in different categories across two distances — 5km and 10km — and it is open to all men and women living in the UAE, of any nationality or ability.
One of the highlights of the tournament, the 75km NAS Cycling Championship will also witness competition across multiple categories like Men’s Open, People of Determination category, Women’s Open, Amateur Emiratis and Amateur Female.
The NAS Padel Championships will take place in Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex with competitions in two different categories -individual and team.
To make the padel competition bigger, the GCC Men’s Team Championship category has been added by the organisers to this year’s event.
The GCC Men’s Team Championship will run alongside the UAE Padel Association tournament, which will feature competitions in six different categories: UAEPA Beginner-Men; UAEPA Intermediate-Men; UAEPA Advance-Men; UAEPA PRO-Men; Doubles-Men; and UAEPA Intermediate-Women.
In the volleyball championship, the participating teams are divided into two groups, and the top two teams from each group will progress to the semi-final stage.
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